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ColoradoSB25-2152025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Repealing Colorado Student Leaders Institute

Sponsored By: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird

Signed by Governor

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Institute contributors get proportional refunds

The law requires refunds if gifts, grants, donations, or student contributions remain in the institute's cash fund on July 1, 2025. The Colorado Department of Education must work with the host institution and advisory committee to return money by August 30, 2025. Refunds must be made to the extent possible. Each grantor, donor, or student receives a proportional share based on their share of total contributions deposited.

Colorado students lose summer leadership program

The Colorado Student Leaders Institute cannot operate during the 2025–26 state fiscal year. The law repeals the program on September 1, 2026. This ends access to its competitive, four-week summer program for students entering 10th or 11th grade.

Unused institute funding returns to state

The law removes the institute's annual appropriation provision but allows the State Board of Education to accept and spend public or private gifts, grants, and donations. Its cash fund remains continuously available for program spending and keeps interest and unused balances until required transfers. Unused, uncommitted state appropriations return to the General Fund on June 30, 2025; 2024–25 appropriations cannot carry forward. If cash remains on August 31, 2025, the Treasurer must transfer all unused, uncommitted money to the General Fund. That transfer must occur before the cash fund's repeal on September 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Barbara Kirkmeyer

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Bridges

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rick Taggart

    Republican • House

  • Shannon Bird

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 106 • No: 5

House vote • 4/10/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 58 • No: 5

House vote • 4/8/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-215 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 30 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-215 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    4/25/2025House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    4/16/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    4/16/2025House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/15/2025Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/10/2025House

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    4/9/2025House

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    4/8/2025House

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/3/2025Senate

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    4/3/2025House

  10. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    4/2/2025Senate

  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

    3/31/2025Senate

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